The Impact of International Volunteering on Returned Volunteers' Engagement with Social Action in Relation to International Development

Autor/in	Bentall, Clare
Titel	The Impact of International Volunteering on Returned Volunteers' Engagement with Social Action in Relation to International Development
Quelle	In: Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 52 (2022) 5, S.804-821 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bentall, Clare)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7925
DOI	10.1080/03057925.2020.1837612
Schlagwörter	Volunteers; International Programs; Social Action; Development; Attitudes; Barriers; Sustainability + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freiwilliger; Soziales Handeln; Entwicklung; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Nachhaltigkeit
Abstract	International development volunteering is a potential route to returned volunteers' engagement in social action on development issues after placement. Using data from a two-stage qualitative study with returned Voluntary Services Overseas volunteers, and by considering the pre-conditions and motivations for social action, this article shows that although returned volunteers commit to social action, they face challenges to engagement. Motivated by deepened, critical understandings of development, they reject some forms of action, whilst other action they value proves problematic and does not sustain. Barriers include how others respond and the lack of meaningful opportunities provided by organisations at home. Despite these challenges, some returned volunteers develop alternative, sustainable ways of engaging that have greater direct impact on development. This is significant in informing how organisations support returned volunteers (RVs) in taking action. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01